Munich Security Conference 2026

Accenture is a key partner in supporting NATO and ACT in the delivery of critical Beacon Projects, which form the very heart of NATO's Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy. This session will provide a high-level overview of this foundational work and illuminate why it is absolutely fundamental to NATO's imperative drive towards enhanced transformation and seamless interoperability across the Alliance. The session will also discuss how leadership and policy makers can enable this transformation, including: Interoperability for Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), Data as a Primary "Weapon System," and Outcome- and User-Driven C5ISTAR Transformation.

Air Marshal (Ret.) Sir Chris Harper KBE
Senior Royal Air Force officer and former UK Military Representative to NATO & the European Union

Alan Mears
Defence Director, UK and Europe, Accenture

Today's volatile geopolitical landscape demands a paradigm shift, moving beyond conventional military deterrence to embrace a holistic "whole-of-state resilience" as the new normal. This imperative calls for seamless, strategic collaboration across all governmental pillars – military and civilian – as well as private sector and overall society. This discussion will critically explore how nations must proactively transform its civilian, military, and economic infrastructures. The focus will be on developing robust capabilities to effectively counter modern cyber and information attacks from hostile powers, strategically reduce critical dependencies, and boldly harness the potential of new technologies – all while meticulously mitigating the creation of new systemic risks.

Lieutenant General Gerald Funke
Head of Support Command, Bundeswehr

General (Ret.) Christian Badia
Former Deputy Supreme Commander at NATO ACT

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Martin Schelleis
Malteser

Corinna Krezer
Health & Public Service Lead, EMEA, Accenture

Prof. Djordje Nikolic
Managing Director, Accenture

Inmitten der „Zeitenwende“ und angesichts globaler Konflikte braucht die Bundeswehr eine Transformationsstrategie. DieseBriefingSession beleuchtet, wie der deutsche Verteidigungssektor durch strategisches Outsourcing und innovative Dienstleistungsmodelle eine widerstandsfähige, agile und skalierbare Streitkraft aufbauen kann, um den aktuellen und zukünftigen Herausforderungen gerecht zu werden.

Staffing the ‘TurningPoint’ (session will be held in German)

Amidst the 'Zeitenwende' (turning point) and in the face of international conflicts, the Bundeswehr requires a transformation strategy. This briefing session explores how the German defense sector can meet the demands of this new era and profound global conflicts by leveraging strategic outsourcing and innovative service models to build a resilient, agile, and scalable armed force capable of addressing current and future challenges.

Hans-Peter Bartels
President, Society for Security Policy (GSP)

Wiebke Köhler
Member of the CDU Federal Committee for External Security

Lieutenant Colonel Marcel Bohnert
Bundeswehr

Pascal Villain
Defense Director, Accenture